This Month
March
AFR wins top journalism awards
Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros have been named journalists of the year and Brad Thompson and Peter Ker scored best business story at the Quill Awards.
February
AFR subscribers can now gift 5 articles a month
Australian Financial Review subscribers can now gift up to five articles each month to colleagues and friends. Here’s how to do it.
November 2023
How to write an opinion article for the AFR
We publish opinion articles from external contributors every week. Here are some tips.
- Kevin Chinnery
What the Optus outage means for subscribers
The nationwide Optus outage triggered a service disruption to some subscribers of The Australian Financial Review on Wednesday.
New editor, columnist for Rear Window
Myriam Robin has been promoted to Rear Window editor, and Mark Di Stefano joins the column.
October 2023
David Rowe wins Cartoonist of the year 2023
The Australian Financial Review’s editorial cartoonist has been named cartoonist of the year for the ninth time by the Australian Cartoonists Association, breaking Bill Leak’s record.
Download the AFR’s new iOS app
The Australian Financial Review has launched an improved app for iPhone and iPad users.
AFR journalists are finalists for three Walkley awards
Financial Review journalists are finalists in the 68th Walkley awards for excellence in journalism for their coverage of PwC and Fortescue, two of the biggest business news stories of the year.
Sign up for The Legal Brief – the AFR’s new newsletter
Offered free every Friday, The Legal Brief will dive into the industry’s biggest news, firms, cases and personalities.
- Maxim Shanahan
Joe Aston to leave the Financial Review
Joe Aston has decided to resign from The Australian Financial Review following an extraordinary 12 years.
September 2023
Sign up for The Download the AFR’s tech newsletter
Offered free every Tuesday, The Download will provide essential news and analysis for anyone with an interest in technology.
- Paul Smith
AFR journalists are Walkley business finalists
Four Financial Review reporters are finalists in the Walkley awards for excellence in business journalism, in what the judges said was “a very strong year for entries”.
About Time Watch Fair: slots are still available, but get in quick
It’s not too late to grab appointments with top brands – and it’s all free for readers and subscribers of the Financial Review.
- Matthew Drummond
August 2023
Meet the Financial Review’s world team
Join us as Australia’s leading foreign correspondents, analysts and opinion-makers interpret the world for you in our World View newsletter.
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AFR sweeps the Kennedy Awards for PwC tax leaks
Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros won five awards at the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism including for their reporting on the PwC tax leaks.
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Sign up for the AFR’s World View newsletter
Offered exclusively to subscribers every Wednesday, our world newsletter will provide essential news and analysis for anyone with an interest in global economics, business and politics.
- Mark Mulligan
AFR journalist recognised
Education editor Julie Hare has been awarded the Universities Australia Higher Education Journalist of the Year 2023 by the National Press Club.
July 2023
AFR makes appointments in wealth, politics and economics
Joanna Mather has been appointed Wealth Editor; Ronald Mizen will cover the intersection of business, politics, economics and the law; and Michael Read has been appointed economics correspondent.
